Bailey Glasser Lawyers Named To The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Guide

Washington, D.C. – National law firm Bailey & Glasser, LLP is pleased to announce that over two dozen of our lawyers across the country were named to U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 Best Lawyers in America, and that four of our partners were also recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” in energy, white collar, and class action work, as set forth below.

Each year, Best Lawyers lists the nation’s top attorneys as compiled by a peer review in which more than 83,000 leading lawyers confidentially evaluate fellow attorneys. Nominated candidates are selected by currently recognized lawyers in the same practice area and geographic region.

Lawyers of the Year

Benjamin L. Bailey – Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Charleston, WV)

Brian A. Glasser – Energy Law (Charleston, WV)

Lawrence J. Lederer – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiff (Washington, D.C.)

Jonathan R. Marshall– Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (Charleston, WV)

Best Lawyers

Benjamin L. Bailey (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Bet-the-Company Litigation

• Commercial Litigation

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Product Liability Litigation                                                                                                                          

John W. Barrett (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Kevin W. Barrett (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

Jonathan S. Deem (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation

 William E. Elwood (Washington, D.C.):

• Tax Law

Brian A. Glasser (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Energy Law

Michael de León Hawthorne (Washington, D.C.):

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Lawrence J. Lederer (Washington, D.C.):

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Cary Joshi (Washington, D.C.):

• Civil Rights Law

Jonathan R. Marshall (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Consumer Law
• Consumer Protection Law
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Gregory Y. Porter (Washington, D.C.):

• Employee Benefits Law and Litigation - ERISA

Benjamin A. Schwartzman (Boise, Idaho):

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs
• Qui Tam Law

David L. Selby II (Birmingham, Alabama):

• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Brian R. Swiger (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Energy Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Best Lawyers’ Ones to Watch

Christopher D. Smith (Charleston, West Virginia):

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Elizabeth Stryker (Morgantown, West Virginia)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Nick Warden (Boise, Idaho):

• Commercial Litigation